20 December 18
Andy Borowitz | Trump Named Man of the Year by ISIS
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Capping an extraordinary 2018, Donald J. Trump announced on Thursday that he had been named Man of the Year by the terrorist organization known as ISIS."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Capping an extraordinary 2018, Donald J. Trump announced on Thursday that he had been named Man of the Year by the terrorist organization known as ISIS."
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The Trump Organization has been exploring the construction of a new beachside resort in the Dominican Republic, and local representatives said that a 'new development with the Trump Organization' is underway. (photo: Stan Badz/Getty Images)
Watchdog Uncovers Evidence Suggesting Trump Broke Pledge to Forgo New Foreign Business Deals
Casey Michel, ThinkProgress
Michel writes: "At the outset of his presidency, Donald Trump pledged to refrain from opening any new business deals in foreign countries. So much for all that."
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Casey Michel, ThinkProgress
Michel writes: "At the outset of his presidency, Donald Trump pledged to refrain from opening any new business deals in foreign countries. So much for all that."
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William Barr. (photo: Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg)
Jonathan Chait | Now We Know Trump Picked William Barr to Shut Down Mueller's Investigation
Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Chait writes: "President Trump has repeatedly expressed his belief, in public and in private, that the attorney general should act as his personal capo, pressing investigations against his enemies and ignoring violations by his allies. And yet his choice to fill the job (after his first pick infuriated him by refusing to violate clear ethical protocols) is a relatively mainstream choice: William Barr, who held the same position under George H.W. Bush."
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Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Chait writes: "President Trump has repeatedly expressed his belief, in public and in private, that the attorney general should act as his personal capo, pressing investigations against his enemies and ignoring violations by his allies. And yet his choice to fill the job (after his first pick infuriated him by refusing to violate clear ethical protocols) is a relatively mainstream choice: William Barr, who held the same position under George H.W. Bush."
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Children in East Baltimore. (photo: Patrick Semansk/AP)
Child Death Rates Far Higher in US Than Other Rich Countries
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The odds of a child dying before age 18 are far higher in the U.S. than in other high-income countries, with firearms and motor vehicle accidents accounting for much of the exceptionally high mortality, a new analysis shows."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "The odds of a child dying before age 18 are far higher in the U.S. than in other high-income countries, with firearms and motor vehicle accidents accounting for much of the exceptionally high mortality, a new analysis shows."
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, attends mass at St. Peter's Basilica on October 28, 2018, in Vatican City. (photo: Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
Illinois Dioceses Withheld the Names of 500 Priests Accused of Abuse
Sarah Jones, New York Magazine
Jones writes: "One week after an Australian court convicted Cardinal George Pell of sex-abuse charges, Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan announced that 'six dioceses have failed to disclose accusations of sexual abuse against at least 500 priests and clergy members.'"
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Sarah Jones, New York Magazine
Jones writes: "One week after an Australian court convicted Cardinal George Pell of sex-abuse charges, Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan announced that 'six dioceses have failed to disclose accusations of sexual abuse against at least 500 priests and clergy members.'"
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A paramilitary group in Colombia. (photo: InSight Crime)
Colombia Paramilitary Group Offers Bounty on Indigenous Leaders
teleSUR
Excerpt: "In Colombia, the self-named far-right paramilitary group Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles) is offering monetary rewards to those who kill indigenous leaders, as stated by the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), on Wednesday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "In Colombia, the self-named far-right paramilitary group Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles) is offering monetary rewards to those who kill indigenous leaders, as stated by the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), on Wednesday."
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Beekeeper Nick Mitai prepares a smoker to calm the bees down before opening a hive. (photo: Monica Evans/Mongabay)
A Maori Community Leans on Tradition to Restore Its Forest
Monica Evans, Mongabay
Evans writes: "The results were disastrous, the elders said. The timber companies employed locals only as laborers, not managers, and ignored their intimate knowledge of the forest ecosystem, ordering them over their objections to fell as many podocarps as possible."
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Monica Evans, Mongabay
Evans writes: "The results were disastrous, the elders said. The timber companies employed locals only as laborers, not managers, and ignored their intimate knowledge of the forest ecosystem, ordering them over their objections to fell as many podocarps as possible."
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